Chapter 103 Kill the Dog Official and Seize the Beauty
Chapter 103 Kill the Dog Official and Seize the Beauty
The peaks and mountains are like gatherings, the waves are like fury, and the mountains and rivers are like Tongguan Road.
The war horse is four feet tall at the shoulder.
Ming helmet and blue armor, heavy cloth armor with embedded iron plates.
The goose-feather knife has a straight blade and an arc-shaped tip.
The knight was over seven feet tall, brave and strong, and skilled in horsemanship.
Guarding Tongguanwei, a treasure trove that made him rich every day, Wang Dechang had only trained 300 such servants, which was his capital to control the Tongguan Road.
"Crouching Tiger Villa, bullshit!"
The white-faced man sitting in the carriage was named Tang Caoer.
He opened the curtain, looked at the more than a hundred strong men leading the way in front, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Wang Dechang is quite sensible. He sent a hundred servants to our family."
According to the ancestral system, only the emperor could employ eunuchs, and the princes' palaces in various places would have several to more than a dozen eunuchs waiting to serve. These were all appointed by the inner court in the capital and were considered a favor from the emperor.
If anyone dares to use private information, he will be reprimanded and fined at the very least, or stripped of his title and punished at the worst.
Tang Cao'er was one of the eight eunuchs in the Qin Wang Mansion, a formal inner court organization. Even if the Qin Wang wanted to punish him, he had to report to the emperor first.
"That's because Eunuch Tang has a lot of face. Not to mention the Qin Palace, even if it's you, an old man, a letter can reach the ears of the emperor. No matter how powerful the commander is, if he dares to disrespect you in the morning, the angels of the court can rush to Tongguan Guard in the evening and dismiss him from office."
Tang Cao'er was delighted to hear these flattering words. She looked at the man walking beside the carriage and asked with a smile, "You...what's your name?"
"Replying to Eunuch Tang, I am Liu Yong."
Seeing that he was quite clever, Tang Cao'er said, "Okay, the people recommended by the Zhou brothers are good, and your idea is also good. After this trip, if you can please His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, I will ask for a fourth-class guard for you."
Liu Yong knelt on the yellow earth, kowtowed three times, and shouted, "Thank you for your kindness, father-in-law. You are my second parent." Then he stood up and quickly caught up with the carriage.
Seeing how miserable he was, Tang Cao'er felt even happier.
"Liu Yong, I am forty years old this year, and I don't have a son or a daughter."
"I have been wandering for half my life, without anyone to rely on. If I could worship you as my foster father and get some of the wealth from the royal family, it would be such a blessing that my ancestors' graves would explode."
"Okay, when you return to Xi'an Prefecture, you can serve tea to our family."
Liu Yong's face was full of flattery, and he said happily: "Thank you, godfather, thank you, godfather."
Tang Cao'er asked someone to bring a horse. After Liu Yong thanked her, he used his whistle stick, did a beautiful somersault, and rode on the horse.
The Zhou brothers looked at each other with strange eyes. It took them five years in the Prince Qin's Palace before they were qualified to ride a horse.
It is said that I am afraid that my brothers are having a hard life, and I am also afraid that my brothers’ pockets are filled.
Zhou Boxiong taunted in a low voice: "He really knows how to take advantage of others and recognize the eunuch as his father. The Liu family is full of talents."
Zhou Zhongda frowned and said, "This kid is so cunning and sly. He was always miserable before. When I met him at Tongfu Inn, he looked like a starving ghost."
The two were talking in low voices when suddenly dozens of servants at the front reined in their horses, and the leader rode over.
"Xuxu~"
"Eunuch Tang, there is a ray of light ahead!"
"A ray of light, so what?"
Tang Cao'er naturally knew that Yitiantian was the most dangerous place on the Tongguan Road. There were high mountains on both sides and a narrow path in the middle that could only accommodate a bicycle. If someone set up an ambush from a high position, one man could block the passage of ten thousand.
The head servant said, "The bird is not landing. There may be an ambush on the mountain!"
Tang Cao'er came out of the carriage and stood on the shaft. Liu Yong rode his horse closer and supported his newly-recognized adoptive father.
"Damn Crouching Tiger Villa, you are really looking for trouble with the Qin Palace?"
Tang Cao'er looked at the two high mountains in front of her, with a narrow gap in the middle and a few birds circling in the sky.
He turned back to look at the carriage carrying the female disciples of the Demon Sect, and hesitated for a moment. "No matter what, we can't waste time here. If we can't get to the next pass by dark, it will be troublesome."
Seeing this, Liu Yong said, "Foster father, we are not sure whether there is an ambush or not. Why don't we go and investigate it?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Cao'er couldn't help but feel moved. Liu Yong was not only smart, but also courageous.
After all, servants are just guest soldiers.
Knowing that it was a dangerous situation, he didn't want to force these soldiers to die.
At this time, we can only explore the way by our own people.
"Proceed with caution. If it's not right, come back immediately."
"Yes, foster father."
Liu Yong urged his horse forward, raising a cloud of dust and rushing into the alley between the two mountains.
A moment later, Liu Yong came back quickly.
"How is it? Is there an ambush in the mountains?"
"Reporting to foster father, there is no ambush in the mountain, there is just a red ring snake eating bird eggs on the cliff."
Tang Cao'er smiled and said, "I see, Guard Ding, it seems you've overthought it, let's keep going."
Ding Hu glanced at Liu Yong and saw that he looked calm, so he began to believe it to a certain extent.
More than eighty horsemen and servants entered the valley one after another.
Ding Hu looked up at the cliffs on both sides and observed everywhere until he was about to walk out of the valley of more than 200 meters. He saw neither bird nests nor red snakes. Instead, the mountain was surprisingly quiet.
"not good!"
Just as he had a bad premonition in his heart, huge rocks fell from the sky and blocked the exit. Shouts of killing came from the mountains on both sides, and a white flag with black tiger stripes was raised on the mountain.
"Brothers, kill!"
"Kill the dog soldiers!"
"Let them know who is the boss on Tongguan Road!"
Many bandits appeared on the mountains on both sides, and stones and rolling logs were constantly thrown down.
No matter how elite those servants were, they could not display their skills in such a situation. At the first encounter, they were thrown to the ground and suffered heavy losses.
"Damn it, that dog eunuch killed our brothers!"
Ding Hu cursed angrily while dodging the huge rocks rolling down the mountain.
On this side, Tang Cao'er was on guard. Seeing most of the servants entering the valley, she urged the carriage to start. But suddenly, she saw smoke rising from the valley entrance and shouts of killing.
In the blink of an eye, the team was cut in half, and only more than 20 guards from the Qin Palace and a dozen horsemen were left by his side.
"Kill the dog official and take the beauty away."
Forty or fifty bandits rushed down from the mountain and attacked the carriage outside the valley. It seemed that the two female disciples of the Demon Sect were the targets of Crouching Tiger Villa.
Liu Yong's face was filled with anxiety, and he shouted, "Brother Zhou, let's go stop the bandits and protect Eunuch Tang!"
Zhou Zhongda glanced at Liu Yong, then he and his elder brother led the guards of the Prince of Qin's Mansion and the remaining servants to kill the bandits in Crouching Tiger Villa.
At this time, there were only two guards left beside the carriage.
Tang Cao'er stood on the shaft of the carriage, looking at the battle situation ahead, and suddenly discovered that Liu Yong, who had shouted the loudest just now, did not follow the Zhou brothers to rush up and kill the enemy, but was actually still following the carriage.
He frowned and asked, "Liu Yong, why don't you go?"
(End of this chapter)